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Really nice pitch back net. I had a really old version of this when I was a kid. I love it so much that I wore out the net. This one is MUCH nicer, and my kids really enjoy it.

We set the upper angle to be inline with the bottom part, making one single surface plane. The kids use it for practicing basic throwing and catching (pre-k and kindergarten ages), with baseballs, basketballs, and my daughter even bounces her plush toys. Hey, if it encourages her to practice, so be it. :)

Some of the tethers were not needed, or they would be too loose. Not sure where to store them... I'm sure we'll lose some over time. But can't really fault the item for providing extras to keep up with.

The bounce is pretty good, and the device doesn't fall over too easily like some others. I threw a soccer ball at it from about 20 feet and it bounced back to me. The frame shifted a little, but didn't fall over. I supposed if I hit it high and hard enough, with a heavy ball, I could make it tumble back, but for kids, this is perfect.

This has probably been the worst purchase I have ever made on Amazon. I put together the frame and held the net up an already knew there was an issue - the net was entirely too big for the frame. I thought maybe if I put all the bungee cords on it would create a taut surface, but it was a complete waste of time. The price may look appealing, but it's not worth the headache. Very disappointed in this Easton product.

After reading the reviews for this, and similar products, I went with the Easton Junior Playback. I put it together last night (weak instructions, but nevertheless easy to assemble with common sense) about 7 p.m. and my 6 and 3 year old boys played until I made them stop at 9 p.m. Today, my 3 year old wakes up and 7 a.m. and wanted to play more. I wish it had a strike zone in orange/yellow, as it would be nice to have a target. However, my old, beat up arm through a good 50 throws and it plays back grounders, line drives, etc., depending upon where you throw it. It should improve the kid's reaction times, because there are some throws where you're not sure if a line drive or grounder is coming back. Overall, it was well worth the money. Of note, it's fairly big to store as the bottoms do not move, which is nice, as we have it set up on Astroturf outside. Let's hope the netting handles our home's 90 degree summer.

Not very durable, and I found it annoying to assemble. Any ball thrown at the bottom is launched back with what appears to be a magical turbo boost. Any ball thrown at the top returns a reasonable grounder. After a month or so of very light use and average weather, the bands that hold the mesh to the frame began snapping. Maybe 5 or 6 but it was enough to alter the tension and make it much less effective. I do not feel like this was a very good bargain (even though amazon had it cheaper than any similar in-store prices I could find).

Built very sturdy and provides tons of reps for my son (6 year old) without me having to be out in the yard with him. He'll often go out on his own to work on his fielding.

I made up a neat little drill for him to work on his infield defense without needing a partner. I tell him to pretend he's playing shortstop or second/third base. I then set up a bucket of balls next to him, this playback net in front of him, and a Bownet big mouth baseball net to his left (about as far as the first baseman would be). He grabs a ball from the bucket, throws it at this net, immediately sets up to field the grounder that is bouncing back, works on properly trapping the ball, then works on getting it to the first baseman quickly and with accuracy (aiming for the opening on the big mouth). He works through an entire bucket of balls (about 30), walks the bucket over to the big mouth, refills it, then sets up to start the drill again.

Needless to say, I'm very happy with my purchase of this net along with the Bownet Big Mouth.

This pitchback has been a pretty good investment so far. It does not return tennis balls very well, but baseball come back pretty good. My son is eight, so the net is big enough that he can hit it most of the time with his throws, and the ball comes back to him on the fly most of the time if he stands 15 or so feet away when throwing it. Not as "springy" as I would have liked, but not bad. Net seems pretty strong so far. It stretched out a little bit with use, but I just moved the s-hooks up a bit on the netting to make it more taut.

Easy to put together. Doesn't tip over when a ball is thrown at it. Seems pretty well constructed. The s-hook attachment bands are pretty well constructed, but tend to slip off the back portion of the netting when the top part of the pitchback is angled backwards (and not straight up and down like shown in the pictures), but that is not a big problem since my son uses mostly with the top part angled (to practice catching fly balls). A good size pitchback for him, overall. So far so good!

I previously had a pitchback device similar to this one but that one was useless so bought this one and crossed my fingers. I am very happy with this one. It was easy to put together. (Hint: Install a couple springs along each sides, then add more to each side, keeping the number of opposing springs roughly equal as you go.) When I throw a ball at it, it stays upright, rather than falling over and, with very little fuss, I can adjust it so it will pitch the ball back at me.

Bought this as a present for my 11 year old daughter who plays softball. Thought it would make a great activity for her to work on throwing and fielding. She uses it all the time. No problem with it standing up to throws (even mine). Only problems are that directions show one kind of fasteners and it comes with another and it is not that easy to put them on and they do sometimes pop off. The whole family loves to play with it and the 2-sided nature it makes easy for my daughter and someone else to play at same time. Worth the money, though there are probably better ones out there if you are willing to pay.